Michael Haneke’s Funny Games was a fine lesson in audience manipulation. With its nightmarish scenario, extremely clever script and pitch-perfect performances, it still remains one of the most intense experiences film can offer.
The remake, made by Haneke himself, doesn’t really have the same impact as the original. It’s transporting to Us soil might have been an interesting take, but it was a rather hollow affair.
Actor Frank Giering played the role of Peter with great aplomb. He first appears; glimpsed rather, inside the property of another family (how we learn in hindsight are at the very end of their ‘funny game’. Next, he turns up all innocent and bumbling asking to borrow some eggs…the game begins!
It was Giering’s most famous role but he also worked on the popular German t.v show, Der Kriminalist. In a statement, the programme makers said:
“We are...
The remake, made by Haneke himself, doesn’t really have the same impact as the original. It’s transporting to Us soil might have been an interesting take, but it was a rather hollow affair.
Actor Frank Giering played the role of Peter with great aplomb. He first appears; glimpsed rather, inside the property of another family (how we learn in hindsight are at the very end of their ‘funny game’. Next, he turns up all innocent and bumbling asking to borrow some eggs…the game begins!
It was Giering’s most famous role but he also worked on the popular German t.v show, Der Kriminalist. In a statement, the programme makers said:
“We are...
- 6/26/2010
- by Martyn Conterio
- FilmShaft.com
German actor Frank Giering has died, aged 38.
The star was found dead at his apartment in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. Police are investigating his cause of death.
Best known for his role as a courteous psychopath in Michael Haneke's 1997 film Funny Games, Giering was often cited as an inspiration for wannabe performers.
He was well known in his homeland for small, supporting roles and his part as Chief Inspector Henry Weber in German crime series Der Kriminalist. Programme bosses have halted filming on the new season of the show.
A statement from Odeon Film, the company behind Der Kriminalist, reads, "We are deeply moved by the much too early death of this young, talented actor. With Frank Giering we have lost a very treasured colleague who has in the past four years accompanied and enriched us."
Giering openly spoke of his struggles with alcoholism and claimed his emotional issues stemmed from growing up in communist East Germany.
The star was found dead at his apartment in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday. Police are investigating his cause of death.
Best known for his role as a courteous psychopath in Michael Haneke's 1997 film Funny Games, Giering was often cited as an inspiration for wannabe performers.
He was well known in his homeland for small, supporting roles and his part as Chief Inspector Henry Weber in German crime series Der Kriminalist. Programme bosses have halted filming on the new season of the show.
A statement from Odeon Film, the company behind Der Kriminalist, reads, "We are deeply moved by the much too early death of this young, talented actor. With Frank Giering we have lost a very treasured colleague who has in the past four years accompanied and enriched us."
Giering openly spoke of his struggles with alcoholism and claimed his emotional issues stemmed from growing up in communist East Germany.
- 6/25/2010
- WENN
Cologne, Germany -- German actor Frank Giering, who played a courteous psychopath in Michael Haneke's 1997 film "Funny Games" and starred in hit German crime series "Der Kriminalist," died Wednesday in Berlin. He was 38.
Born and raised in East Germany, Giering was well known and successful without ever becoming a star. In many ways, his career -- which began in theater before moving mainly to supporting, often small-screen roles -- resembled that of Christoph Waltz before "Inglourious Basterds." And like Waltz he was an actor's actor, often cited as an inspiration by a younger generation of performers.
"Giering is God," is how Robert Stadlober ("Krabat") put it.
But Giering also struggled with alcoholism and self-doubt, issues he discussed publicly. He once described himself as a "remnant" of the Gdr and not suited for modern life. German police are investigating the cause of death.
Giering has a series of small roles...
Born and raised in East Germany, Giering was well known and successful without ever becoming a star. In many ways, his career -- which began in theater before moving mainly to supporting, often small-screen roles -- resembled that of Christoph Waltz before "Inglourious Basterds." And like Waltz he was an actor's actor, often cited as an inspiration by a younger generation of performers.
"Giering is God," is how Robert Stadlober ("Krabat") put it.
But Giering also struggled with alcoholism and self-doubt, issues he discussed publicly. He once described himself as a "remnant" of the Gdr and not suited for modern life. German police are investigating the cause of death.
Giering has a series of small roles...
- 6/24/2010
- by By Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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